---
type: "Bill"
title: "PRINCIPAL MENTORING PROGRAM"
description: "Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning employee rights."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 814"
citation: "Illinois SB 814 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Debbie Meyers-Martin", "Kimberly A. Lightford"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 55
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbf171f3-ca2b-4a9b-a4b0-6f40098f6cb6"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=814&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=133441&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "c9817a64f656937388ac89e352aa77a0a3a59061879ee33a6e6226ea3203c8d7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 814 (102nd) — PRINCIPAL MENTORING PROGRAM

Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning employee rights.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0814.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0814eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0814sam001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0814sam002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0814sam003.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0814enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **71–44** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **36–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Debbie Meyers-Martin — primary (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2021-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021
- **2021-03-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2021
- **2021-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2021-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2021-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2021-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2021-04-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-23** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2021 `reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 009-004-000
- **2021-04-28** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-28** Third Reading - Passed; 036-017-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2021-05-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-05-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2021-05-15** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2021-05-19** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-19** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-24** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2021-05-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 005-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-05-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2021-05-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2021-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-044-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-05-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2021-05-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2021-05-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2021-05-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2021-05-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2021-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2021
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0521 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fbf171f3-ca2b-4a9b-a4b0-6f40098f6cb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).